PRINT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈprint

Definition of print

as in impression

a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish

to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Noun

Consider that a larger mat size using the same graphic print as a smaller variation of the same product may have a lower final print quality due to the image resolution. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Placing craftsmanship front and center, digital prints were developed using the creative director’s own woodcut artworks. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

This technology enables chip manufacturers to print billions of transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 And once manufacturers printed UPCs on packages, retailers needed to buy scanners. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print

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Noun

Which environment gives you a better chance to make an impression?

— John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
What left the greatest impression in La Jolla, however, was the staging by Danya Taymor, who would go on to win a Tony for her breathtakingly fluid direction.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of impression

Noun

Zhang then is said to have sent a Chinese official information related to the surveillance, including photos, videos and license plate information from the target's vehicles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Cagle added that the photo showed a confident, brilliant, brave, polite, gracious, kind and gentle young man.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of photo

Verb

Their findings, published in Nature Physics, also revealed a sharp transition between chaotic and controlled quantum behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The Middle East Monitor, which brands itself as supportive of the Palestinian cause, had published at least 21 stories under bylines OpenAI said were fake including Hoskins, Michael Harrison, Jenny Williams and Alice Johnson.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of publish

Noun

Yusef Jackson, the late reverend's son and the president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said there are many ways in which Jackson and his service have left a strong imprint on many people.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Published by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprint

Noun

In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
In the bedroom, a photograph by Wolfgang Tillmans hangs opposite a Roman torso of Dionysus.

— Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Definition of impress

Noun

She is set to reprise the role in the upcoming Marvel pic X-Men, which begins production at the top of the year.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
In addition to Brazilian actors, the pic’s cast will include English-speaking actors to play the roles of Zanuck, Broadway producer Lee Shubert and David Sebastian, Miranda’s only husband.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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